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Partner with Prolink and you will be paired with a dedicated team of healthcare recruiters. Prolink recruiters are committed to finding you the positions that suit you best and will support you throughout every assignment you take.
Why travel nurses choose Prolink:
- The best compensation and benefits
- Dedicated, supportive Clinical Team
- Free mental health resources
- Tuition discounts
- Day-one health coverage and 401(k) enrollment
Career spotlight: Travel Medical-Surgical Nurse Jobs
Travel med-surg nurses care for patients before and after surgeries and other medical procedures. They perform wound care and assessments while also evaluating patient treatments.
Career spotlight: Travel Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Jobs
Travel ICU nurses work in intensive care units. They help patients facing life-threatening conditions become stable enough to move to other units within hospitals and healthcare facilities.
Career spotlight: Travel Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Jobs
Progressive care nurses provide assistance to patients who are in step-down units and require constant monitoring and careful assessment. Travel nurses perform these tasks in facilities throughout the country.
Why become a travel nurse?
Imagine getting paid to do the work you love as you travel the country. Explore your bucket-list states as you sharpen your clinical skills and build your resume—all while enjoying premium benefits and pay. Travel nursing is all about turning your career into an adventure, and Prolink can help you get started.
Do you prefer the warm, sunny coastline or the hustle and bustle of a big city? Want to work in a hospital or private doctor’s office? Pick what you like best or try it all—the opportunities are limitless. Whether you're new to the field or a seasoned traveler, you'll love the freedom and rewards of travel nursing.
With Prolink, you'll receive comprehensive benefits packages and support from our seasoned recruiters and Clinical Team. No matter where you want your travel nursing adventure to take you, we'll help you get there.
Travel nurse career path
Travel nursing is a career path for nurses that involves working short-term contracts in many locations throughout the country. These temporary roles allow facilities to get the staff they need to deal with shortages. Most contracts last 13 weeks, but they can be extended as required.
Prolink helps travel nurses find the right positions based on their experience level, training, and preferences. For those who want to work with patients and travel at the same time, a travel nursing career can be the right option.
Travel nurse responsibilities
Travel nurses can work in a variety of settings. Long-term care nurses work in nursing homes, whereas ICU travel nurses work exclusively in intensive care units. In general, they provide the comprehensive care that patients need in facilities throughout the country.
- The exact tasks that travel nurses perform will depend on an individual’s specialty, but some of the key responsibilities include:
- Giving medications
- Performing patient assessments
- Assisting with procedures
- Monitoring vital signs
- Participating in multidisciplinary rounds
- Collecting labs
- Managing IVs
- Admitting and discharging patients
- Performing wound care
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What sets Prolink apart from other agencies?
Prolink is a leading workforce solutions agency that helps job-seekers find the right employment opportunities. Our recruiters build relationships with everyone they work with, getting to know and understand their career goals and helping them craft a plan to achieve those goals. By choosing Prolink, you have access to benefits that include:
- Extension and referral bonuses
- Life insurance
- Comprehensive health insurance from day one
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Retirement planning
- CE and certification reimbursement
Travel nursing FAQs
Do I need a compact license to become a travel nurse?
Although you’re not required to have a compact license, it’s the best option. Otherwise, you’ll have to apply for individual licenses in all of the states where you want to work. For most travel healthcare professionals, the right choice is to get a compact license, which will let you work in 42 US states and territories.
How do I pay for housing as a travel nurse?
When working as a travel nurse, you get a stipend that covers housing. That allows you to rent a place without having to foot the bill yourself. As long as you have declared a home state, meaning you have your primary home base there, you don’t have to worry about taxes on these stipends.
Can I take vacations as a travel nurse?
Yes. One of the best things about working as a travel nurse is that you have much more flexibility when it comes to your schedule. You can take time off between jobs without having to worry about scheduling conflicts with coworkers. When you need to take time for yourself, you can do so.
How do I find travel nursing jobs?
The most effective way of finding travel nursing jobs is by working with an agency that knows your skills, training, and career goals. Doing so can make it much easier to get access to top jobs from quality employers. This saves you the trouble of combing through job listings that may no longer even be available. Prolink offers top travel nursing assignments across the country. Start your job search here.
How do I become a travel nurse?
To become a travel nurse, you must first become a nurse. This means getting either your associate degree in nursing or your bachelor of science in nursing (BSN). Alternatively, you can obtain a licensed practical nursing degree (LPN).
Once you have a degree, you must pass the NCLEX to become a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse. After the exam, you will need to get experience working in the field. Typically, two years of experience are required before you can become a travel nurse, but individual agencies may have different requirements.
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